Performance Engineer

Performance Engineer Location: REMOTE Duration: 6+ months contract Role Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Development Lead / Architect with a strong background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to lead the technical evolution of our Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management platform. This hybrid role combines architectural role with hands-on reliability engineering, focusing on building scalable, secure, and high-performance systems on AWS. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the platform's architecture, guiding engineering teams, and ensuring operational excellence through performance tuning, load testing, and automation. Key Responsibilities: Architecture & Development LeadershipDesign and evolve cloud-native architecture for HCM and Talent Management solutions.Lead technical design reviews and establish coding and architectural standards.Collaborate with product and UX teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.Drive modernization efforts including microservices, event-driven architecture, and API-first design.Site Reliability EngineeringDefine and enforce SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets across services.Lead performance benchmarking, load testing, and capacity planning for high-scale environments.Build and maintain observability platforms (monitoring, logging, tracing) to ensure system health and performance, preferably using Datadog etc.Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.Optimize CI/CD pipelines for reliability, speed, and security.Cloud & Platform EngineeringArchitect and manage infrastructure on AWS, leveraging services like ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and IAM.Ensure platform scalability and resilience through auto-scaling, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.Implement security best practices and compliance controls relevant to HCM data (e.g., GDPR, SOC2).Leadership & CollaborationMentor and guide engineers across development and SRE disciplines.Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, Security, and DevOps.Influence organizational standards for reliability, scalability, and operational maturity.Required Qualifications:8+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or SRE roles.Proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems in the HCM or Talent Management domain.Strong programming skills (e.g., Node/Nest, React, SQL/Postgres Servers).Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and infrastructure.Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker/OpenShift, and microservices.Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation).Strong understanding of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, k6).Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).Demonstrated leadership in technical teams and mentoring.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Workday, SuccessFactors, or similar HCM platforms.Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, GDPR, ISO 27001).Experience with service mesh, distributed tracing, and chaos engineering.Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.